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Total Real Returns

VUG vs. VIG vs. VYM: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
×
+619.97%
+10.44%/yr
+11.81%/yr
R2=0.945
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
+297.88%
+7.19%/yr
+8.79%/yr
R2=0.949
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+245.25%
+6.43%/yr
+8.08%/yr
R2=0.912
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2006-11-16💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$71,997.01
2026-10-06
VIG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$39,788.40
2026-10-06
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$34,525.08
2026-10-06

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-06

  YTD YoY
VUG
×
+10.21% +11.20%
VIG
×
+5.57% +7.20%
VYM
×
+8.28% +10.98%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
×
—
on 2026-10-06
−51.46%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-31 peak
VIG
×
−3.71%
on 2026-10-06
from 2026-08-13 peak
−47.74%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
VYM
×
−5.15%
on 2026-10-06
from 2026-08-13 peak
−57.72%
on 2009-03-05
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-10-06 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VUG
×
+11.20% +37.28%
+17.17%/yr
+85.85%
+22.95%/yr
+59.57%
+9.80%/yr
+286.66%
+14.48%/yr
VIG
×
+7.20% +16.98%
+8.16%/yr
+48.02%
+13.96%/yr
+36.49%
+6.42%/yr
+147.53%
+9.49%/yr
VYM
×
+10.98% +21.52%
+10.24%/yr
+55.35%
+15.82%/yr
+42.11%
+7.28%/yr
+114.47%
+7.93%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VUG VIG VYM
2026 (YTD) +10.21% +5.57% +8.28%
2025 +16.29% +11.20% +12.42%
2024 +28.97% +13.71% +14.30%
2023 +42.08% +10.80% +3.14%
2022 −37.22% −15.29% −6.49%
2021 +18.97% +15.63% +17.90%
2020 +38.36% +13.88% −0.21%
2019 +33.97% +26.72% +21.29%
2018 −5.13% −3.91% −7.68%
2017 +25.08% +19.69% +14.01%
2016 +4.12% +9.69% +14.66%
2015 +2.49% −2.66% −0.45%
2014 +12.76% +9.26% +12.69%
2013 +30.51% +26.96% +28.15%
2012 +15.02% +9.75% +10.77%
2011 −1.11% +3.10% +7.36%
2010 +15.49% +13.05% +12.54%
2009 +35.30% +16.42% +14.08%
2008 −38.08% −26.76% −31.98%
2007 +8.09% +1.47% −2.62%
2006 +6.51% +8.30% +2.75%
2005 +1.54% — —
2004 +2.16% — —